Water-tank.



Patented se tga, [900. M. SHAPIRO.

WATER TANK.

(Application filed Feb. 16, 1900.

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WATER-TANK,

SPECIFICATION forming part of LettersPatet No. 658,161, dated September 18, ,1900. Application filed February 16, 1900. Serial No. 5,490. iNo model.)

. which the following is a specification.

My invention relates more particularly to water-tanks used in fiushing water-closets; and the object of the invention is to provide a tank in which the water will not be exposed to the atnosphere and wherein the usual ballvalve for controlling the inflow of water is dispensed with and simple and direct means are provided for controlling the outfiow of water from the tank. A

To this end my invention consists in the novel details of improvement, which will be more fully hereinafter set forth and then p'ointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part hereof, wherein- Figure 1 is a front ,elevation of a tank and its fittings embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-section thereof, and Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view of the valve shown in Fig. 2.

In the accompanying drawings, in which similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several views, 1 indicates a tank which is closed on all sides and provided at one part with an inlet l and at the lower part with an outlet, preferably formed by a depending hub l By preference all the walls of tank l are cast in a single piece of metal, With the exception of the whole or part of one wall 2, which is made removable for the purpose of permitting access to the interior of the tanliand may be held to the tank by screws 2 or the like, a gasket being preferably interposed between the sides of the tank and the wall 2 to prevent leakage. The tank 1 may have ears 3 for attaching it to a wall or other support.

et is a conduit or pipe leading downwardly from pipe l and shown connected with the hub l and the conduit or pipe 4 is shown provided with a chamber 4: adapted to receivevalve-operatin g devices. From the chamber 4: the conduit extends downwardly to be connected with a closet or other outlet. The

chamber ft preferably has an opening on one side to permit access to its interior, and said openingis provided with a cover 5, which may be secured thereto by screws 5 or otherwise.

6 is a valve carried by a stem 7, that passes through the conduit or pipe 4 and extends into cham ber 4. The valve 6 preferabl y has a depending 'portion 6 to form a tight fit at the outlet of tank 1 and a fiange 6 extending outwardly to coact with a seat at the outlet of the tank. I have shown the sten 7 as provided with an extension 7 a to receive the valve 6 and with a thread end to receive a nut 8, whereby the valve can be clamped to the stern, so as to rise and fall with the letter. lower end of the stem 7 is pivotally connected with a lever or valve-operator 9, that projects through an opening 5 in a wall of the chanber t being shown located in cover 5. The cover 5 is provided with lugs 5 between which the lever 9 is located and whereby the pivot 10, that passes ,through said lever and into said lugs, supports the lever, so that it may oscillate.

11 is a handle at the outer end of the lever 9,whereby the same may be manipulated, and by preference the parts 9 and ll are made separate and connected together by suitable means, as by screws, whereby the handle 11 can be detached from the lever, so that the cover 5 can be removed to permit access to the interior of the chamber 4% By preference I provide a shield 12, that is secured to cover 5, so as to overlie the lugs 5, and said shield is shown provided with a slot 12 through which the lever 9 passes and whereby it may oscillate. The lever 9 is shown provided within the chamber i with a shield 13, that is adapted to come in contact with the cover 5 and to be raised and lowered with the lever 9, so as to cover the slots 5 and 12 and to resist the passage of water therethrough as it travels down through chamber 4:. In order to deflect the water from the slots and 12 I have shown the lever 9 as provided with a defiector 14, that extends upwardly therefrom and is adapted to rise and fall. therewith, its upper end being adapted to engage a portion of the wall of chamber ai when the lever 9 is tilted to unseat the valve 6. The deflector 14: may be connected at its lower end with lever 9 in any suitable manner and may be connected also with stem 7, as bya link IOO or the link 15, so that said defiector will be guided in its up-and-down movements. In the normal position of the valve and lever the valve will he upon its seat to close the ontlet of the tank and the deflector 14 Will be at a distance from the wall of chamber 42. When it is desired to allow water to pass from the tank, the onter end of the lever is depressed and its inner end correspondingly raised, whereby the stem 7 and the ValVe 6 will be pushed upwardly to uncover the outlet from the tank, and thereupon the deflector 14 will come in engagement with the corresponding wall -of chamher 42. As the Water passes down through chamber at the deflector 14 will prevent the Water from reaching the slots 'and l2, so that the water will not leak from chanher 4 at the joint of the lever 9 therewith. As the tank is closed from the atmosphere, the water therein will not become polluted from exposure, and there is no reqnirement for an automatic valve in the tank to regulate the inflow of Water, as the Water cannot overflow from the tank. The device is compa'atively simple to manufacture, efficient in operation, and not liable to get out of order.

While I have shown a handle ll attached to lever 9, it is evident that the handle can be dispensed with and the lever operated (lirectly, or other suitable means can be provided for nanipulating the lever.

Having now described my invention, What I claim is-- l. The cornbination of a tank and conduit leading therefron, 'with a valve tocontrol the passage of water from the Conduit, a sten extending from said valve and located in the conduit, a lever connected With said stem and pivotally supported so as to project through an opening in the conduit, a movable shield carried by the lever within the conduit, and a shield having an opening for the passage of the lever and secured on the exterior of the conduit, said shield servng to prevent water from passing through the opening in the conduit through which the lever projects, snbstantially as described.

2. The combination of a tank and a conduit leading therefrom, and a valve to control the passage of water from the condnit, a sten extending from said Valve and located in the conduit, a lever connected with said stem and pivotally supported so as to project through an openingin the Conduit, a deflector extending upwardly from the lever, and a shield connected with said` lever and eXtending in line with the opening through which the lever projects to cover the same during the movements of the lever, substantially as described.

3. The combination of a tank and a conduit leading therefrom, with a Valve to control the passage of Water from the Conduit, a sten extending from said valve and located in the conduit, a lever connected with said stern and pivotally supported so as to project through an opening in the conduit, and a deflector carried by said lever and projecting upwardly normally out of contact with the wall of the condnit but adapted to engage the same when the lever is operated to raise the Valve from its seat, substantially as described.

4. The combination of a tank and a conduit leading therefrom, with a valve to control the passage of water from the Conduit, a stern extending from said valve and located in the condnit, a lever connected with the said sten and pivotally supported so as to project through an opening in the Conduit, and a deflector carried by the lever and projecting upwardly and adapted to engage a wall in the conduit when the lever is raised,

and means for connecting said deflector with the said stern for sustaining the defieetor 111 position, substantially as described.

MORRIS S HAPIRO.

Witnesses: 4

MORRIS BBAFF, I. BENEQUIT. 

